New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-12
MANNINGS PROBABLE SUCCESSOR
OPPOSITION TO WILLIAM L. SCOTT.

BITS OF WASHINGTON GOssIP-AMERICAN DIPLOMA
CY IN MEXICO.
PROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE rRIBuy
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-the presidency of the new
National bank formed in New York. was rendered Mr.
Manning by Mr. jordan YESTERDAY Mr. Jordan n
turned for the purpose from NewYork Wednesday night
and Immediately upon Mr.. Mannings arrival next
morning at the Treasury called upon him.
While the Secretary is not known to have
formally accepted Offer 1t Is reasonably certain that
he will His resignation win be accepted and
his successor appointed before Congress adourns Tho
chances still favor Of Fairchild though Smith NJ
Weed has, within the last hours loomed up a.
o formidable rival The likelihood Of William I.
Scott being appointed, though great at one time,
is now considered to have passed away. doubt II he
would have accepted the post had 1t been offered to him.
Hostility to his appointment manifested at the out
set by certain Treasury officials who believed have
great influence. not only with Mr.. Manning. but
also with the President Mr.. Manning
looked with favor, believe. upon Mr.. scotrs
advancement He and his friends desired, am told. to
sec man at the head of the Treasury Department whose
policy they could in q measure control In fact they
aspired play tho role that g. j. Tden played In
their own case. To this william l.. Scott would
have consented to become party Hence the hostility
of the Manning crowd
The attitude Of the Administration In regard to the FISH
cries trouble and the different retaliation measures to
which has given RISE has been puzzle to most people
Instead of nmatng plain terms which measure Of the
many either introduced separate bills or offered
In the nature OF amendments It preferred, the
State Department has preserved what 1t may have
considered digned silence, which, however, has laid
open the suspicion that 1t desired legislation on
the subject whatever and still chung to the scheme for
commission against which the Senate outspoken
year ago. At the State Department was learned for
the first time yesterday that the Belmont bill has Mr.
Bayards approval. The Senate bill is too
vague, it is asserted; It's meaning and
provisions not definite enough Tho Manning
bill apparently Ia not much considered which Is rather
hard on Secretary OF the Tresury, especially coming
from colleague of the state Department. but reveals
the lack Of harmony existing between mrmbers OF tho
Cabinet to which have frequently alluded The ardor
with which Mr. Bayard now supports 80 drastic meas.
former inactivity Ncw-England Senator remarked TO
1t gives the President enormous powers II he were
to issue proclamation suspendng all intercourse with
Canada either by Land water would at once produce
popular. and in that event a settlement Of tho
whole question by treaty or commission d"n9, would would
NO the Senate measure far enough. II is well
not to put too great temptation into the hands OF the
witnesses whom the Senate committee investigating he
political outrages in Washington County. Tex, hoped
others have been indicted upon trampedap
the subcommittee has sent to Texas TO hunt up testi-
mony and witnesses has encountered difficulties and has
made little progress understand, 50 far. .
Bayard IL represented as tearing his hair,
hgurativeiy speaking, over what he considers the
disgraceful spirit of characterization shown by
Porch, OF Mexico, refuses to resign, though
the Department yet officially informed as to his do
Termination Mr. Bayards opinion, he slandered spe-
cial Envoy sedgwick and offended Judge Manning.
that, he is understood to be secretly supp y
ing Minister jackson with material for his Intended at
tack upon Secretary Bayard. jackson is loaded for
bear and narrowly escaped. while here
the other day. being entrapped into an
interview which would have disclosed lis real sentiments
toward the Secretary OF State Porch Is believed 70 be
ready To fight though what good 1t will do him is dicult
To sec Altogether the history OF the Mexican mission for
the last two years furnishes CT the most Illuminating
chapters In our diplomatic history
old Man Chds." OF Missouri. whom Mr. Bayard sent
out TO worry the King OF SIAM Is one OF the diplomats
revenue only" OF whom the present administration
has led life at least dozen He went out 10 siam
make money and his arrival there has princi-
paly busted himself in writing glowing accounts
OF his trip and the consideration shown him
TO little backwoods paper in Missouri In one OF his
letters talks OF the stewaress Of steamer who mimic
tered his wants like angel OF light IL was shown
Mr. Bayard but what that gentleman Thought said or
did IL Of record He has long since given up renon.
sttatng against the idosyncraces Of his diplomatic stan
or ought to have done